Word Association

A starter or plenary task.

Students are asked to write down all of the words they associate with this topic. They then work with a partner to categorise them.

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Teacher Talkabout

Starter or plenary task

The class 'test' the teacher on their knowledge of key words related to this topic

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Pass the Buck

An excellent starter or plenary for involving all students and getting them to identify a large number of facts about the current topic

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One, Two, Three

Can be used either as a starter or a plenary task.

Students are given a sheet to complete firstly on their own, then with a partner and then joining up with another pair

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Lucky Dip Questions

Starter or plenary task

Every student is given a number at the start of the activity. This is used to help pick who will ask and answer questions about what has been learned during the lesson.

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Just a minute

Starter or plenary task

Students are asked to talk to a partner about this topic for 60 seconds whilst abiding by a set of rules

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Give me ten

A starter or plenary task

Students work in pairs to come up with ten words related to this project before joining up with another pair to expand their list.

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4-4-2

A plenary activity where students are asked to summarise the lesson and pick out the main key words related to the topic.

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Corkboard

A great plenary idea both for AFL and for getting feedback from every student

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I predict

This task acts as the plenary from one lesson and the starter for the next lesson

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Lesson Summary

This plenary provides students with an opportunity to evaluate the lesson and their learning and an AFL opportunity for the teacher.

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Mastermind

A plenary activity which is loosely based on the game show 'Mastermind'

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New Words

A plenary task

Students have to identify three new words/terms that they learned during this lesson and then explain their meaning

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Pyramid

A plenary activity.

Students are asked to complete a self assessment sheet to indicate what they have learned during this lesson

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Text Me

A plenary task

A plenary activity where students are asked to write a text message to explain what they have learned during the lesson

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Fill-in-the-gaps

Students are given a piece of text with a number of key words removed. The key words appear in a table above the text. They need to replace the words correctly back into the text.

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What am I?

Students are given descriptions related to this topic and asked to identify what is being referred to.

Vector and Bitmapped images.

This resource gives students fifteen different images. They have to identify which ones are vector graphics and which ones are bitmapped images.

Sources of images

This task asks students to consider different sources of images and think about advantages and disadvantages.

It also asks them to consider the issue of copyright when using images.

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Agony Aunt

Students are put into the role of an agony aunt who has to answer a set of letters about technology related problems.

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Construct an answer

Students are given an exam style question to answer. They are also given a set of key words to incorporate into their answer.

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100 words

Students have exactly 100 words to summarise the key points about this topic

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A to Z

Students are asked to write down key words relating to this topic

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Crossword

Students are given a crossword to solve with clues relating to key words for this topic.

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Vector and bitmap sorting task

Students sort out statements into two different categories depending on whether they are relevant to bitmap or vector graphics

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True / False Task

Students are given a list of statements related to this topic. They identify those which are true and those which are false.

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Crosssword clues

Students are provided with a completed crossword and asked to write the clues to accompany the answers

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Discussion statements

Students are given a number of open ended and sometimes controversial statements related to this topic. In groups, they discuss each statement in order to see if they can come up with a suitable answer.

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Identify the question

Students are given the answer to a number of questions.  Their task is to identify what the original question might have been.

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Mind Map

Students are given the basic structure of a mind map for this topic. They are asked to complete the mind map by adding extra branches.

Mind maps are a useful tool to use as a revision aid.

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PNI

Students are asked to identify the positive, negative and interesting points relating to this topic

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Presentation task

Students can take forever to set up a presentation often wasting valuable lesson time choosing their background colours and font styles.

This resource provides students with a template for this topic with the aim on them spending time on the content rather than the 'pretty stuff'.

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Pros and Cons

Students are asked to identify the positive, negative and interesting points relating to this topic

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Vector Vs Bitmap

This three slide PPT clearly explains the difference between vector and bitmap images.

It also demonstrates what happens to image files when they are compressed.

Kindly contributed by Laurence James